Sentence examples for because of hostile from inspiring English sources

They did not stay, however, partly because of hostile relations with the aboriginal peoples they encountered.

Direct measurements of such ignition delays are often impossible because of hostile surroundings RMs are exposed to.

The original site (Upper Ashuelot), one of the Massachusetts grants of 1733, was abandoned (1746 50) because of hostile Indians.

Following various moves because of hostile Indians, Catamarca was established in 1694 on its present site (a sheltered, fertile valley) by the provincial governor, Bartolomé de Castro.

The Air Force said that one engine on the four-engine C-17 exploded because of "hostile action," but has not confirmed that it was a missile.

Because of hostile relations with the non-Chalcedonian Christians, however, a consistent succession of Catholic bishops was not established until 1782, with the election of Michael Jarweh as bishop of Aleppo.

In a statement issued on the North's official news agency, the country said the agreement no longer applied "because of a sinister and hostile U.S. policy against North Korea".

In the 1980's, shareholders began to wrest power away from managers, in part because of the threat of hostile takeovers.

With little difference in value between the bids from First Union and SunTrust, some analysts and traders are leaning in favor of First Union's offer, in part because the recent history of hostile bank deals has made them wary.

The amendments were proposed by the F.S.B., the secret police, which explained in an accompanying note that the law as it existed made the crime of treason too difficult to prove because "lack of proof of hostile intent was used by defense as an argument to release suspects and defendants from criminal responsibility".

Also, it would be hard to recruit people to join the military because of the hostile environment, but, I don't know, it looks like gays have been signing up to work in that "hostile environment" for years, so maybe everyone else should just be a grown up about it?